Ah beautiful 
said it is a Jay.
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Definitely a Jay!
Nice capture, I don’t see them much and find they don’t hang around long when they see you!
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Thanks. Hopefully he did see me zooming in from kitchen window. Fingers crossed he pays another visit.
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It’s strange - I always thought Jays to be shy birds and not small garden visitors. However last year was the first time a Jay started to visit my bird-friendly garden, but not to feed. He, or she, is back this year on a daily basis, along with its mate.
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I leave nuts out for the squirrels in our garden and being at home now I’ve noticed there’s a couple of jays that hang around to swoop in on the nuts first!
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Challenge accepted!..and very fortunately saw a wren today, must be one of the smallest birds around.
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Filling up the bird feeder today. I came across these perfect little tents inside it, complete with a spider & it’s eggs.
The traditional shape tent 
on the red bit is my fav.
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I saw a Jay on Duncombe Hill this week, nice to learn what they’re called, thank you!
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Egyptian Geese! Nice to see them in the area!
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I don’t have photos but some of the most exciting birds I have seen in the area (apart from the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - totally agree) are
- Peregrine in Westwood Park
- Buzzard in Westwood Park
- Red Kite in the old camberwell cemetry
- Yellow Wagtail at Tesco Garage
- Grey Wagtail but at Dulwich Ponds (not FH of course)
Other more common birds I am fond of round here are
- the other two woodpeckers
- nuthatch
- fieldfare
- redwing
- tawny owl (recently returned)
- sparrowhawk
- kestrel
- garden warbler
- blackcap
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Each year I take some photos of the frogs in my bucket pond, and later in the year the wasps and insects that stop for a drink. I highly recommend having one (assuming no young kids / adequate safety).
Anyway, in this time of reflection:
And this is a frog not a crocodile though with this angle and with one eye closed it looks different
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Did you take this? That candidate for wildlife picture of the year.